The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-11

was An Italian my mother Frenchwoman. I
was born on board Spanish ship, sailing under
the English flag in Mexican waters"
'MR and bride" was tho unique sig
nature upon Buffalo hotel register the other
day They are said to be a newly married
couple.
QUEEN MARGARET, of Italy does all her shop
ping in person, with no more fuss than any of
her subjects, and goes early in the day to AVOID
the crowd
YoNKERs Statesman: A poet asks: "Whatis
it makes the MONDAY air so strong| Well,
perhaps the wife has been boiling cabbage or
something like that.
Dom PEDRO, of Brazil, has introduced Semit-
ic professor in the Rio de Janero University,
and he now proposes to have chairs established
ranging over the languages, from the Coptlc to
the Benguela.
SAYS the proprietor of st. Louis type foun-
dry: Here we are on the eve of 1883, which
creates a triple demand for the figure s. This
triple use of figures in the annals OF time Will
not occur again until 1911, 1899, 1000, 2l1l 2l22,
22O2, 22l2, 2222 etc"
GLADSTONE received 81 go for mis- article in
the Nineteenth Century Review on Tennyson's
poem. This is said to be the largest price ever
paid in England for so short an essay. 1t was
written in three DAYS, and critics say it bears ev-
luenco OF nasty composition.
Mr.. GLADsroNEs birthday gifts included,
among other things. red kerchief for his neck,
at least dozen bottles of his favorite jam. one
mutton and three mince pies, and box OF pills,
the last named from the husband of the woman
who forwarded the mutton pie.
NoRRIsTowN Herald: IAN Iowa man has lost
three wives by the accidental discharge of mis- re-
volver while he was handling it II is not
stated, but we don't suppose they all shot
at one discharge. revolver doesn't scatter
enough for that. The married men who make
application to borrow the Iowa mans pistol
| should be put under police surveillance.
AGALvEsToN woman compositor who belonged
to the printers union married a non-union com
! positor, not long ago, and then tried to get him
to join the order. But he refused and the
| union voted boycott. in which the wife partici
| pated, having left her husband and begun pro-
ceedings for divorce This is boycotting with
| q vengeance.
DETROIT Free Press When Thomas Mast
was in Colorado last summer he was greatly i'm
| pressed with the beauty of ex Senator Tabor S
| little daughter, and before he left he secured a
| photograph Of the child From this came the
| Harper's Bazaar the Chris. Child" The
! picture has been generally recognized in Colo
! RADIO.
THE Rev. DR.. Henry Jackson Morton has re-
signed the rectorship of St James's Protestant
Episcopal Church. Philadelphia, after fifty six
years of service. He began his work in Bishop
Whites time, and Bishop White was friend OF
DR.. Samuel johnson, which makes the venerable
priest link with the historic past. Commodores
Hull and cambridge were among his early par
ishioners. His only son is Prof. Henry Morton
of the Stevens Institute, Hoboken.
Mr.. PARNELL since the arrival of his mothe
from New York, has confined himself to Avon
dale House. County Wicklow. He has abstanet
from politics and refused to see anybody. Lik
Mr. Gladstone. who recently replied that h
would not pronounce his opinion the nep
Irish campaign until he heard the affair ex
planned in Parliament. Mr.. Psrnell remains il
the background until the approaching session
But. Like Gladstone, he will then be heard from
YOUNG woman carefully picking he
, way along slippery sidewalk, in Reading, tn
other day. Just behind elderly and portl.
man. Suddenly he slipped, and. in his efforts Il
keep from falling down, be threw han.
backward and struck the young lady squarely
and violently on the nose. The blow stunned
her that she had to be assisted into an ada
cent store. and An examination by a physician
developed the fact that her nose had been bro
ken. Both eyes became backened by the in jury
} LOUISVILLE Commercial: The Chicago Her
, aid says: Miss Jessie Buckner daughter o
General Buckner, of confederate fame, has mad
her debut as concert singer in New Orleans.
General Buckuer has no daughter who is
singer. He has son, however, Simon Bolivar
Buckner, jr., who is not exactly "a concer
. singer" but he has voice that, in the earl!
hours Of the morning, make much noise
as whole troupe of prime donne Simon Boil
q ivar is only six months old, but he has alread,
e gouced the eyes out Of four rubber dolls, am
kicked the stuffing out of sawdust Venus. H
will be a candidate for Governor about 1922, AM
the Commercial is already committed to his sup
port
a Mrs. FoLsoM has won great credit and re
| nown by taking her card case in her hand an
going around paying the first call upon all tn
dignitaries of every degree. There was som
q question whether in the general upsetting of a
9 precedent that has characterized the present &C
mnistration. Nine. Folsom would not put on
few frills, albeit the code provided no place fc
n the presidential mother-in-iaw But, realizin
that she was only private person. Mrs. Folsol
very correctly and intelligently made the frs
calls, and more added to the sma
score Of good manners credited to the Cievean
administration. She spends every day with hs
Y daughter, as any other woman would do who ha
a daughter in the White House, and holds weel
Q ly receptions on Wednesdays at Oak View.
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